Senior Planner

*ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT FULL-TIME ANNUALLY PAID PARKS EMPLOYEES*

NYC Parks is an award-winning City agency that designs, builds and cares for public spaces for New Yorkers to connect, play and enjoy. NYC Parks manages more than 30,000 acres or 14% of the City’s land, encompassing more than 5,000 individual properties. Our diverse set of assets includes recreational facilities, nature centers, historic buildings and structures, golf courses, athletic fields, playgrounds, tennis courts, public pools, public restroom buildings, and nearly 14 miles of beaches.

The Environment and Planning division aims to protect, restore, and expand New York City Parks including green spaces and natural areas to maximize their benefits for environmental and community health and resilience. The Planning team is at the forefront of Parks’ open space agenda: communicating agency goals, policies and advancing plans for a vibrant and sustainable park system that meets the recreational, social, and environmental needs of our city. The team is responsible for the Agency’s real estate and land use functions including the acquisition, disposition and preservation of parkland, Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), environmental review, and the ownership and management of the Agency’s property records. Additionally, the team develops long-term planning strategies including management of citywide and interagency resiliency and waterfront projects, development of the citywide greenway plan, and researching new initiatives.

Major Responsibilities
- Under general direction, working as a Senior Planner, with latitude for independent initiative and judgment, manage a portfolio of open space planning projects, capital projects, economic development projects, and special initiatives for the Planning and Neighborhood Development team.
- Perform due diligence to support open space acquisitions, increased recreation amenities, improved waterfront access, resiliency planning, sustainable design, and an expanded citywide greenway network.
- Advise, coordinate and communicate with other Parks divisions (e.g. Capital), government agencies, stakeholders, and project partners to advance the planning and implementation of Parks’ open space agenda within the context of assigned planning projects.
- Research, analyze, frame and document opportunities for new projects that advance the Agency’s open space agenda.
- Present and represent the division and the Agency at project meetings. Negotiate and advocate on behalf of Parks, defending the Agency’s open space goals and interests.
- Prepare strategic planning documents, high level maps, and graphics for presentations and planning documents.
- Develop and maintain a working knowledge of on-going land use and zoning studies and community initiatives.
- Present proposals to others at Parks, as well as Community Boards, neighborhood groups, and elected officials and provide expert opinions and recommendations.
- Review, analyze and prepare environmental studies, land use review documents, planning documents and drawings to advance open space goals.
- Manage highly complex, high-profile projects, prepare briefing memoranda, project schedules, budget proposals, grant applications, correspondence, reports, and other related documents.
- Administrative tasks related to the above responsibilities including but not limited to taking meeting notes, scheduling meetings and follow-ups.

*This vacancy is only open to 1) current permanent Parks employees serving in the City Planner civil service title or 2) on leave from the title or 3) permanent Parks employees in or on leave from a comparable title or 4) candidates who are reachable on the City Planner civil service list, Exam No. 1112 or 5045 or a comparable civil service list. [Please indicate your list# on your cover letter and resume].

How to Apply: Go to cityjobs.nyc.gov and search for Job ID# 732431.
All applicants must apply via cityjobs.nyc.gov. The City is no longer using ESS to accept applications.

*Current Employees please include your ERN on your cover letter and resume.

NOTE: All resumes must be received no later than the last day of the posting period. References will be required upon request.

nyc.gov/parks

MOVEMENT IN THE FACE OF CIVIL SERVICE LISTS IS PROHIBITED UNDER CIVIL SERVICE LAW.

For information about applying for Civil Service Exams go to: Civil Service Exams - Department of Citywide Administrative Services (nyc.gov)

CITY PLANNER - 22122

1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university and two years of satisfactory full-time experience in city planning; or

2. A satisfactory combination of education and/or experience that is equivalent to “1"" above. Graduate
education in city planning, urban planning, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, transportation engineering, public administration, economic development or related fields may be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 graduate semester credits from an accredited college for one year of experience. However, all candidates must have a baccalaureate degree.

Special Qualification Requirements

Assignment Level III
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level III, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, one additional year of professional experience as described in "2" above.

Assignment Level IV
To be eligible for placement in Assignment Level IV, individuals must have, after meeting the minimum requirements, two additional years of professional experience as described in "2" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.